I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Being looked at with such obvious ill intentions, Ella felt uncomfortable all over and stood up.

"I suddenly remembered something else, so I'll leave now."

Before Ella left, Iris explained to Tina.

"I do have a solution...but I won't help you until you find a suitable partner."

"A suitable...partner...A-Aila-sama! Please, please help me, please!"

Tina stood up and grabbed Ella who was about to leave with a completely different momentum from before, with a sharp gleam of pleading in her eyes.

"Uh, ah, even if you say that... that's a complete lie, Iris!"

"Ahem, Princess, we're almost at Kumi Island. Do we need to stop here?"

As the person who pulled Ella out of trouble, Camisia stood up, spread out the map, and pointed to the black spot on it.

Chapter 62 Kumi Island

Located in the northern part of the Undersea Ruins Archipelago, on the remote border closest to the edge of the archipelago - leaving from here you will be out of the dragon territory and reach the high seas - "Kumi Island", there is a Death Castle that no one can approach.

According to legend, anyone who enters here, regardless of gender or what kind of weapons or protective gear they are equipped with, will be stripped naked and thrown out as soon as they enter. But the strange thing is that these people will completely lose their memory of being in there. If they want to retrieve their equipment, they must prepare barrels of paraffin wax and place them in front of the door before dark. The equipment will be returned intact the next day.

Although there were also teams of adventurers of the orichalcum level who explored out of curiosity, they all ended up carrying paraffin wax to pray for the return of their equipment, and the name of Death Castle spread from then on - even though no casualties actually occurred.

Standing on the deck, Ella looked out at Kumi Island not far away. Covered in dense green, it was a primitive environment reminiscent of wild beasts. Coupled with the dark clouds covering the sky and the lightning flashing across the sky from time to time, it felt very much like the vampire castle in the comics. Of course, from here, only the protruding pointed dome of the castle could be seen.

"Kumi Island...why use the name 'Kumi Tribe'?"

If I remember correctly, the Kumi people are a kind of intelligent creatures. They are spherical in shape, and their bodies are made of various minerals. There are three holes on them, representing their eyes and mouths. Their size will increase with age. Because they are hollow inside, they can be easily broken by hard physical attacks. In contrast, they are highly resistant to most magic, especially fire magic, to the point of being almost immune.

"There are many Kumi creatures in the castle, but I don't know if they are real or not. They are just rumors after all."

Fukama, who was ready to go to the island, stood next to Ella, her long brown hair tied into two asymmetrical ponytails.

"Hey, I've always wanted to ask, does being shattered by a physical attack mean death for a Kumi? Their round bodies are easily broken by accident, right?"

The Kumi people never appeared in "F.Wing", so the knowledge Ella knew was only from legends. According to legend, the Kumi people's bodies were very fragile and could be shattered by a heavy blow from an ordinary adult, so it was normal for them to worry about falling to their death.

[Luckily, the Loli God didn't turn herself into a Kumi...]

Thinking of this, Ella couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that she had escaped a disaster. Maybe the Loli God was unexpectedly a good person.

The one who answered was Lotte, dressed as a maid.

"I heard it's okay if it breaks, right?"

"It doesn't matter?"

"Well, it seems that as long as you can recover most of the body fragments, your fellow tribesmen can use a sticky fluid to revive you. After a period of recovery, the missing parts will grow back on their own."

With her lavender twin ponytails dancing behind her, Lotte gestured with her hands to illustrate the appearance of the Kumi people and explained them to Ella very seriously. She must have been very interested in the Kumi people when she was a student, so she had a particularly in-depth understanding of them.

Ella nodded gently to show she understood, then, somewhat perplexed, pushed Tina away. Ever since Iris had tricked her, she had been constantly leaning towards her. Judging by her appearance alone, Tina was a beauty, perfectly developed for her age. Her blue hair and blue eyes paired with her slender build perfectly complemented her delicate nature. Add to that her natural personality, and if she were still her old self, she'd surely be captivated by her.

But for me now, there is only shyness. Not to mention that the so-called same-sex method is definitely a joke of Iris, the most important thing is that I don’t like the practice of casually confirming a relationship without any emotional accumulation. What's more, according to Tina, she has some memory loss, so getting close to her at this time will inevitably feel like taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

They soon reached Kumi Island, and the heavy rain gradually stopped. The sun peeked through the clouds. Kamisia used the magic circuit of the cruise ship to lower the gangplank, and everyone came to land.

There were about dozens of local dragon tribe natives standing on the shore. They all had brown skin and most of them were men. Only a few unusually strong-looking women stood at the back. It seemed that they were from a primitive village where status was determined by the specially shaped bones and wood pieces hung around their necks.

Because these people were holding weapons such as stone axes and spears, it was easy to see that they were on guard against Ella and her group.

"Well, since they didn't fight directly, it means they can communicate. After all, on Earth, if they invaded an indigenous village without warning, they would be tied up and eaten alive."

Of course, this is just Ella's vague personal impression. Whether it is true or not, only the Loli God knows.

Taking out some simple dried meat and wine from the warehouse, Ella stepped forward to Camisia, put them on the ground, and took a step back to show that she had no hostility.

The other side sent someone to bring the food back to someone who looked like the leader. After sniffing it lightly, the leader softened his expression and asked the others to put down their weapons. Under Ella's surprised gaze, he slowly spoke.

"I'm Cook, the chief of Kumi Village. I'm sorry I mistook you for pirates."

“Eh? Uh…”

Ella's stunned look made the village chief, who was in his prime, a little confused.

"What's wrong?"

"Uh, how should I put it... I'm surprised we can communicate through language."

According to Ella's impression, tribes far away from the living circle and isolated from human society should have their own unique language. Unexpectedly, they also use the common language of the continent.

[This is incredible... I was already prepared to perform a mime...]

Hearing Ella's thoughtless words, the village chief's expression stiffened, and Lotte took a step forward.

"I'm deeply sorry, Village Chief Cook. My master, Miss Ella, is a straightforward person. If my language was offensive, please allow me to apologize on her behalf."

"Ah...ah, it's okay, it's okay. I don't like people who beat around the bush. Girls like you who just say whatever comes to mind are actually more likable. Hahaha. And you brought us such a valuable gift."

Coming back to his senses from his stiffness, the relaxed village chief patted the dried meat in the paper bag in his hand and laughed heartily.

"Even though we're all natives, we're not incapable of interacting with Dragon Island. For example, when we need to buy wine or medicine, we take a boat to the main island. Speaking of which, the wine the little girl gave us is a type we've never seen before. Could it be the kind of wine only produced in human countries? This rich flavor... Hey, distribute this so every household gets some."

Cook handed the wine to a man beside him and asked him to distribute it. Judging from the fact that he didn't keep any of it, Cook must be a very good person.

"This is 'Fairy Drops', huh? It's a wine produced by the elves. I heard it's delicious and suitable for people of all ages, but I'm not old enough to drink yet, so I haven't tried it yet."

Ella responded with a wry smile. She had prepared various supplies when she came, and "Fairy Drop" was one of them. In addition, she had more than ten kinds of alcohol in stock. As for the fact that she was not of drinking age, it was Ella's own personal opinion. There was no such rule on the mainland.

"'Fairy Drops'? I've never heard of that name. How many copper coins are in a bucket?"

"Five gold coins for a small bottle?"

"Five, five gold coins? Hey, hey! Come back here! Stop distributing them! Save these for the next one and only divine festival!"

The village chief quickly called out to the villager who had picked up the large jar of wine to distribute, carefully took it from his hand, and gently placed the jar in front of him as if it were a lover, and said with trembling lips.

"Thank you very much for the gift, young lady. May I ask what brings you to Kumi Island?"

Since the plan was drawn up by Camisia, it was natural for her to speak on her behalf.

"We want to go to the Death Castle and need to pass through here."

Chapter 63 Discovered?

"Death Castle?"

The village chief's expression began to become strange.

"A Death Castle or something like that shouldn't be dangerous, right? Is it a taboo in the village?"

Since she had been told about the characteristics of the Death Castle before coming, Ella subconsciously thought after seeing the village chief's strange expression that the Death Castle was a place worshipped as a god by the locals, and outsiders entering it would be a blasphemy against the gods.

The village chief handed the dried meat to other villagers, picked up the wine jar himself, and pointed to the village to Ella.

"It's rude to keep standing here and talking. Let's go inside and talk slowly. Let me do my best to be a good host."

"Um."

After nodding in agreement, the group began to walk towards the village.

Most of the houses in the village are built with wood, and stone is rarely used. Walking on the road, you can see a few pairs of eyes reflecting light from the sparse houses. Judging from the terrain search, they are all people of level three or so, so they must be the children and women who were deliberately hidden in the house when the village chief mistook him and his group for pirates.

When the children and women saw their fathers and husbands walking peacefully with the outsiders, they came out of their houses and followed the team. The village, which had been lifeless, gradually became lively.

Thanks to this, Ella got into some more trouble - Ella, Camisia and Tila attracted the attention of at least half of the villagers.

"Mom, are those older sisters the demon clan masters?"

"That should be it..."

"It's the same legendary purple eyes I've seen for the first time. I can show them off to Zetu later, who missed this opportunity while hunting in the mountains."

It seemed that the demons were very popular here, and almost everyone who talked about Ella was praising her.

Generally speaking, the demons should be discriminated against. This was the first time Ella had experienced being respected by other races even though she had done nothing wrong, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Village Chief Cook, are demons welcome here?"

"Hmm? Oh, I forgot to mention that we on Kumi Island have received many favors from the Demon Lords, so we have had the custom of respecting the Demons since a long time ago. The two most important favors in history were: one before the Demon God era, when the brutal underwater people attacked Dragon Island. The Demon Lord led his followers to resist the underwater people, and our Kumi Island survived. The second time was about three thousand years ago, when a red-haired demon girl gave us enough food to feed us for three years during a famine, allowing us to survive the most difficult period. However, these are all legends passed down from generation to generation, and we have no way to confirm them."

The village chief explained to Ella while smiling. When he mentioned "the red-haired demon girl from more than 3,000 years ago", Camisia's body stiffened for a moment. Because Camisia was walking next to Ella, she was easily discovered by Ella.

"Camisia, what's wrong?"

"Hmm—Princess-sama."

After hesitating for a moment, Camisia leaned over and whispered something in Ella's ear in a voice that no one else could hear. Camisia had never done anything like this before, which was very much like a young girl in love. Ella couldn't help but feel a sense of freshness.

"I think that red-haired girl must be my past self... To be more precise, it's 'me'~"

Although it was still Camisia's voice, it had none of Camisia's temperament at all. It was like a completely different person. If one had to find a comparison, Ella could only imagine that Angelica's soul had been injected into Camisia's body.

He turned his head and looked at Camisia in surprise. Camisia's eyes were slowly changing from gold to purple.

"Eh? Was that Camisia just now?"

"How should I explain it... I can say it's me, but I can also say it's not me. The one just now was the 'innocent me' that existed within the golden cat's eyes. 'Innocent' passed by this village while traveling across the continent over three thousand years ago. Due to his personality, he gave food to the ancestors of these villagers. I apologize for my indiscretion just now, Princess."

Camisia looked unnatural, and she must have realized how different her "frank" words were from her usual image. In fact, in Ella's mind, Camisia's image did appear to have collapsed a little, although she focused on another aspect.

[I have a feeling... if Camisia falls in love with someone in the future, that person will definitely be very happy... marrying several people with different personalities at the same time, damn, I'm so envious.]

Trying hard to suppress the envy in her heart, Ella cleared her throat.

"It's nothing, don't worry, Camisia. After all, Camisia is quite cute like this."

"Cute? Princess-sama...are you kidding? I don't think I'm cute at all, and the one who's praising me is actually the one who embodies cuteness to perfection—"

Camisia stretched out her slender hands, spreading them out as if for display. Although she was a warrior, she did not have any bulging muscles, and her skin was an unusually smooth white jade color. However, even so, no one would call her "cute" because there were more suitable adjectives for her.

"Ahem, correction, actually it's beautiful. Beautiful."

"..."

It was unknown whether she was trying to calm the other personalities in the golden cat's eyes, or was surprised by the praise, or both. Camisia lowered her head slightly and fell into a brief silence, as if she was choosing her words. Her speech felt intermittent, and her tone was a complex mixture of surprise and joy.

"This is... well... many nobles have said this before. Although I do not agree with it, since it is praise from the princess... I accept it with gratitude."

"Well, Camisia should be more confident too—hey."

Without noticing how much weight she had said, Ella stretched a little. It was getting dark now. Under normal circumstances, it would have been dinner time.

Because the interaction between the two was very brief, the village chief, who was explaining enthusiastically, did not notice this and continued to talk incessantly.

"But when it comes to the most practical help, it's the 'holy water' near the archipelago. That seawater is always warm. When someone in the village becomes pregnant, drinking the holy water increases the child's affinity for magic. Most of the children in our village have the potential to become magic casters."

A strong sense of pride appeared on the village chief's face.

"But does that have anything to do with the demons?"

"Yes, of course there is. If it weren't for Demon-sama placing the Arrow of Fire in the sea, there would be no holy water. So, Demon-sama is truly a very good person."

"Fire, Fire Arrow? Really? Ahahaha..."

As Ella was searching for a remedy in her mind, Iris's voice came from behind her. It seemed that she had used a "communication" magic that would not be heard by others.

"Don't worry, at least you'll be fine for a very long time. The magic reserves there are not easily depleted."

Ella breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted the white crown that held her blonde hair in place, and froze the moment she heard the children talking behind her.

"Hey, does that blue-haired onee-chan have scales on her head?"

"Scales? Aren't those only found in the ocean floor?"

"Hey, hey! It's covered! It must be an underwater person! Uncle Cook, there's an underwater person in their team!"

The discussion grew louder and louder, and in just a few seconds, everyone stopped and focused their attention on the center of the team. They covered their foreheads with their slender arms and hid behind Tina behind Lotte.

"Undersea people?"

The village chief regained his serious expression and looked past Ella who was trying to block his way. After seeing Tina hiding herself, he put on a serious expression and asked Ella.

"Little girl, are there any underwater people in your team? Legend has it that the only remaining underwater people are the sealed underwater princesses, right? Did you free the cruel underwater princess?"

Perhaps because of the previous friendly behavior and the fact that there were three demons in the team, no villagers took any extreme actions, but the atmosphere still became tense.